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1. Welcome to Junior Parent College Night Join to receive text reminders On your iPhone or Android phone, open your web browser and go to the following link: rmd.at/mrsakuyke Follow the instructions to sign up for Remind. You’ll be prompted to download the mobile app. If you don’t have a smartphone, get text notifications. Text the message @mrsakuyke to the number 81010. Follow on Twitter: @GHScollege411 EMAIL PREFERRED? SIGN UP ONLINE AT: rmd.at/mrsakuyke

2. Junior Parent College Information Night Overview: • College Preparation & Options • Naviance • College Applications • Paying for College

3. Introductions Counselors • Global Studies: Corrie Johnson (johnson.co@mcs4kids.com) • Career Tech.:Erika Suarez (suarez.e@mcs4kids.com) • Digial Media: Brandi Platt (platt.b@mcs4kids.com) • Visual Per. Arts: Juan Zamora (zamora.j@mcs4kids.com) • EL Counselor: Juan Zamora (Zamora.j@mcs4kids.com) • College: Alison Kuykendall (kuykendall.a@mcs4kids.com)

4. Junior Advising • Counselors meet with juniors • Naviance activities in history classes • College entrance requirements reviewed • Registration Advising in February • Transcript & A-G review with students • Guidance in selecting courses for next year • Balloted for classes in Feb. with English class • Status letter will be sent home (on-track/a-g)

5. Senior Advising: August 2018 Students will receive the following: • Review of graduation and 4-year college requirements • Information on post-secondary options • Detailed instructions for requesting letters of recommendation • Senior Status Letter will be sent home in the mail to parents • College timeline and steps will be given

6. What Juniors Should Be Doing… • Utilize Naviance to complete Career Interest Inventory and research post-high school options (2-year colleges, 4-year colleges, Trade/Tech Schools, Military, Mission, etc.) • Make sure they meet the academic (course) requirements for freshman admission at the 4-year institutions to which they plan to apply • Take the SAT +writing and/or ACT +writing for 4-year college entrance (sat.org; act.org) • Prospective college athletes: Register with NCAA Eligibility Center now! NCAA has their own academic requirements check with the NCAA if you have questions. (ncaa.org)

7. A-G College Prep Requirements • What are they? • Minimum subject area requirements for entrance into CSU,UC, and many private schools • Where can I find that information? • UC website or GHS website under “college & career” • How is my child advised of these requirements? • Grade level advising; registration advising; one-on-one meetings • What are the specific requirements?

8. a-g MINIMUM Requirements A. History – 2 years B. English – 4 years C. Math – 3 years (at least through SMIII) D. Lab Science – 2 years (bio. & chem.) E. Language – 2 years of the same language F. Visual/Performing Arts – 1 year G. College Prep Elective – 1 year Students MUST earn C’s or higher in the above courses *Remediation available through ESS & Summer School

9. How Much Will College Cost?

10. Paying for College Be honest with your child: How much have you saved? How much will you spend? How much will you borrow? How much should your child earn by working, passing AP tests, applying for scholarships, earning good grades and test scores? How much will your child need to borrow? • USE THE FAFSA4CASTER TO ESTIMATE AID • USE THE NET PRICE CALCULATOR AT COLLEGENAVIGATOR

11. Financial Aid • FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) • All Federal (Pell Grants), State, and most institutional aid requires completion of the FAFSA • Some institutional aid and scholarships also require the FAFSA so fill it out regardless! • Cal Grants • FAFSA information + GPA determines eligibility • GHS automatically submits other required information (including GPA verification) for ALL 12th grade students – no action required! • Institutional Aid • Be sure to pay attention to individual school aid deadlines – some are embedded in the admissions application while others require a separate application • Scholarships/Grants • Fastweb! • Local Scholarship and Mrs. K’s remind • Parent places of employment

12. WUE Western Undergraduate Exchange • WUE is a reduced out of state tuition program • Reduced tuition is not automatically awarded • Check website (http://wiche.edu/wue) • Some participating schools have specific major, GPA, or other requirements • Sample participants: • Arizona, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington • Arizona State University, Portland State, Colorado State

13. UC and CSU Schools UC’s (University of California) • 9 Campuses • More rigorous admissions requirements • Student undergoes a comprehensive review in the admissions process. Writing is required. CSU’s (California State University) • 23 Campuses • Each school has a geographical region that they cater to first and foremost • Formula driven admissions utilizing GPA in A-G courses (beginning with 10th grade) plus best SAT or ACT score. Exception is Cal Poly SLO which operates more like a UC.

15. UC and CSU Schools UC Comprehensive Review • GPA (minimum 3.0 weighted) • Strength of Curriculum • Test Scores • ACT w/writing or SAT w/writing • Accept highest score from one sitting • SAT II Subject Tests: Not required, but recommended for certain majors • Personal Insight Questions (4/8) • Extracurriculars CSU • GPA (minimum 2.0 weighted) • Test Scores • ACT or SAT (no writing) • Super Score: Accept highest combined score from separate sittings (Math from one date, English from a different date) • No essays • Exception: Cal Poly SLO • *** No Letters of Recommendations required!!!

16. Private, Independent & Out-of-State CollegesWhat are they really looking for?

17. Community Colleges • Admission requirements; apply; students must complete English and Math assessments or a Multiple Measures contract. • Transfer agreements • UC: Transfer Agreement Guarantee (TAG) view online: http://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/counselors/files/tag-matrix.pdf • CSU: AA-T and AS-T degree transfer options for students who earn the required 60 community college units. Students are then guaranteed transfer to a CSU and, if it is a “like” major, they complete another 60 units to earn a 4-year Bachelor’s degree • Transfer requirements – differ by major • Use www.assist.org for California colleges

18. Community Colleges - Cont’d • Keep in contact with counselor at Community College and make sure they are aware of your plans • Apply online (Jan./Feb. of senior year) • mjc.edu (Modesto Junior College) • deltacollege.edu (San Joaquin Delta College)

19. Finding the right “fit” • Over 4,000 colleges and universities throughout the U.S. • Resist the appeal of “name brand” schools • Keep options open • Why “fit” is so important • Do your homework! • Visit (3 excused absences for college visits)

20. HELP! • How do I accomplish all this? • Naviance! • Visit Colleges • Go on to college websites; virtual tours • Students can attend college rep. visits on campus • Be organized! Create master list of application deadlines, letters of recommendation needed, financial aid and scholarship deadlines, etc. • Start working on applications and personal statements/essays over the summer

23. Scattergram – Azusa Pacific Average Accepted GPA Average Accepted Test Score

24. Scattergram – UC Davis

25. Career Interest Profiler Results:

26. SAT: Free Prep on Khan Academy

29. College Applications • Seniors applying to CSU Schools: • Online application window open October 1st through November 30th • No essays, personal statements, or letters of recommendation required • Seniors applying to UC Schools: • Online application window opens November 1st and closes November 30th • Personal Insight Questions required but not letters of recommendation • *Official transcripts are NOT REQUIREDup front as part of the application submission! Some UC/CSU’s will contact students after applying to request mid-year transcripts.Only send transcripts if prompted to do so.

30. College Applications - Cont’d When letters of recommendation are required • In Naviance, students enter requests for teachers and the counselor who will be recommending them. Recommenders then submit information to Naviance electronically. • Students need to communicate directly with their recommenders (counselors included) to let us know they need letters written. It’s not enough to just receive an email. • Counselors and teachers require that students complete a “senior profile” to aid in our writing of letters of recommendations (available in Career Center or on Naviance)

31. College Applications - Cont’d • When requesting letters of recommendations, allow a minimum of three weeks prior notice (remember, staff takes Thanksgiving and Christmas breaks) • Students need to sign the FERPA acknowledgement in Common App. prior to submitting recommender names • Remember that letters of recommendation are sent directly from your teacher or counselor to the colleges to which you apply (for confidentiality purposes). You will not get a copy of this letter.

32. College Applications - Cont’d • If college application plans change, PLEASE INFORM Mrs. Kuykendall and update Naviance! It saves us a lot of time and work. • Many other colleges have separate admissions requirements, applications, deadlines, etc. Make sure your student visits the admissions website of each college to ensure all requirements have been met. • Remember official test scores (SAT, SAT Subject Tests, ACT) must be requested and sent from Collegeboard or ACT, respectively, to the colleges a student applies to.

33. Early Action vs. Early Decision Application timeline is early for both options (usually mid-October to early November) and decisions are typically rendered by December Early Actionis non-binding (you don’t have to go if you are accepted) Restricted Early Actionis non-binding but you are restricted from applying early action or early decision to other colleges Early Decisionis binding (you are committed to going if you are accepted – you should thus never apply to more than one campus under ED)

34. Speakers The College & Career Center has numerous speakers and college representatives visit throughout the school year. Here are a few: • University of California • California State University • Community Colleges • Private Colleges & Universities • Representatives from all the branches of the Military • Local Business presentations regarding various careers • Technical & Vocational Schools (FIDM, UTI, Graphic Arts College, Media, etc.) Students sign-up to hear the various presentations through Naviance

35. Evening/Weekend Programs College Information Night Fallof 2019 (Date TBD on REMIND) MCS College Expo Fall, 2019 When: TBD Information on college requirements, financial aid, college fair, guest speakers, military, etc. Military Academy Night Fall, 2019 Time/Location TBD

36. Helpful Websites Application Websites: University of California – www.universityofcalifornia.edu California State University– www.2calstate.edu Common Application – www.commonapp.org Financial Aid & Scholarship Websites: FAFSA – http://www.fafsa.ed.gov Cal Grant – http://www.csac.ca.gov Financial Aid Information – http://www.finaid.org FastWEB Scholarship Search – http://www.fastweb.com Athletic Websites: NCAA – www.eligibilitycenter.org (Division I and II) NAIA – www.playnaia.org